Segs in the City: Unnecessary Regulations Are Stifling Growth
This spring, the DC government stopped an unknown terror from stalking city streets.
Friday Five: A Comprehensive Approach to Poverty Alleviation
This week’s round-up focuses on various facets of the war against poverty, both at home and abroad.
Markets Turn Competition into Cooperation
The New York Times had a story recently complaining that competition between charter schools and traditional public schools prevented both from cooperating. Apparently, the NYT’s definition of “cooperation” looks a lot more like campfire kumbayah and a lot less like...
Why Government Redistribution Won’t Cut It in the War on Poverty
At Values & Capitalism’s event on poverty a few weeks ago, a member of the audience asked: “Why do we have to accept capitalism as being a better approach to solving poverty than government?”
Friday Five: Life Well Lived
This week’s collection features advice and reflections on how to live life well.
Advice for Graduates When Plans Fall Apart
Arthur Brooks recently published a New York Times op-ed offering timely wisdom to the 1.6 million Americans who are graduating college this year.
What’s the Source of Failure?
How do we view failure or success? The surprising answer, found deep in human history, helps explains America’s bitter political divide and our response to poverty.
Inequality by the Regulator’s Hand
That the government picks winners and losers is no breaking story. But how might people react upon learning that most of the things government does actually gives an advantage to those who are already winning?
Business: A Strategic Vocation for Social Justice
The ever-thoughtful Michael Novak made a stunning observation recently: “Business is the most strategically central vocation in the whole field of social justice.”
